Sash construction



Dec. 24, 1929. J. c. OWENS ET AL 1,740,622

I SASH cons'mucnon Filed Sept. 8, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Inventor; 7. Owe m Z7. Mf/b/"a Dem 1929. J, c. owEfis ET AL SASH CONSTRUCTION Filed Sept. 8, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet In uem or'i Patented Dec. 24, 1929 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE JAMES C. OWENS AND EARL WOFFORD, OF SOUTHMONT, NORTH CAROLINA SASI-I CONSTRUCTION Application filed September 8, 1928.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in sash constructions and aims to provide a sash wherein the glass panes thereof may be rigidly secured therein and readily removed therefrom without requirinkg the use of putty, driven fasteners or the li e.

Our invention aims to provide a sash construction wherein the glass panes may be quickly and securely arranged within the sashframe and this without requiring the services of one skilled in the art.

Furthermore a sash of this construction may be manufactured and marketed at a cost but slightly greater than the cost of the conventional type of sash now in use.

The increased cost of manufacture will be quickly wiped out by the reduction in expenditure in replacing broken panes.

\Vith the foregoing and other objects in view as the nature of the invention will be better understood, the same comprises the novel form, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described, shown in the accompanying drawings and claimed.

In the drawing wherein like reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views:

Figure 1 is an inside elevation of our improved sash,

Figure 2 is an outside elevation thereof,

Figure 3 is a detail vertical section taken substantially upon the line 33 of Figure 1,

Figure 4 is an inner side perspective of one of the pane retaining frames, and

Figure 5 is a perspective view of a weather proof gasket provided for arrangement between the inner sides of the glass pane and the frame structure of the sash.

4.0 Now having particular reference to the drawings our novel sash consists of a suitably shaped frame 5 which in the present instance is constructed centrally with a vertically and horizontally extending partition strip 6 and 7 respectively.

The outer edges of these partition strips as well as the outer edge of said frame are of any suitable design. The frame 5 is formed interiorly and intermediate its front and rear edges so as to provide a shoulder 8 Serial No. 304,790.

while said division strips 6 and 7 are also constructed to provide vertical and horizontal alinement with said frame shoulder 8 similar shoulders 9.

Thus said division strips 6 and 7 divide the L sash into a plurality of glass panel frames similar in shape and of an area slightly less than the respective panel area of the frame and of a width equivalent to the width of the frame and panel strip between the inner edge of the frame and panel strip and the back surface of said glass panel 10. The upper and lower horizontal members of the frame 5 in back of the shoulder 8 are provided with two or more sockets 13 while the horizontal division strip 7 in back of its shoulders 9 is provided at opposite sides of the vertical division strips with pairs of openings 14.

Depending from the lower horizontal wall of each frame 12 are shortpins 15 adapted for engagement within the socket 13 of the frame so '5 and said panel retaining frame 12 are ar ranged in posltion as clearly illustrated in Figures 1 and 3.

The under side of the upper horizontal walls of said frames 12 are equipped at opposite ends with spring strips 16, the outer ends thereof being free from the frames and being equipped at said outer ends with up wardly extending short pins 17-17 for free v movement through openings 1818 in the no upper horizontal walls of said frames 12 for engagement within the upper sockets of the frame 5 and into the openings of the central horizontal division strip 7 the lower pins 14: p, of the upper retaining frame 12 being ar- "9'5 ranged within said division strip opening as clearly indicated in Figure 3.

The outer ends of said spring strips 16 are equipped with outwardly extending thumb gears 19 to facilitate the depression of the outer ends of said springs and the obvious releasing of the pins 17 from the sash structure.

It will therefore be obvious that the glass panels 10 may be readily removed as well as arranged within the frame and this without requiring much efl'ort and without the requirement of one skilled in the art.

Even though we have herein shown and described the invention as consisting of certain detail structural elements, it is nevertheless to be understood that minor changes may be made therein without affecting the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described our invention, What we claim as new is: I

1. In a Window sash of the character described, a frame, a shoulder formed at the interior of the frame, a glass panel adapted to be arranged within the frame in abutting relation with said shoulder, a retaining frame adapted for engagement within said main frame in back of the panel and quick detachable connectionbetween said second frame and said main frame, said quickdetacha-ble connections consisting of a rigid pin associated with the frame and adapted for engagement within sockets of the main frame and. releasable spring actuated pins also associated with said frame and adapted for detachable engagement with said other sockets in said main frame.

2. In a sash construction, a frame, a vertical and horizontal partition arranged Within said frame, said partitions and said frame being formed within the frame with aligned shoulders, transparent panels adapted for arrangement Within the frame at opposite sides of said partition and in abuttting relation with said shoulders, a packing arranged between said shoulders and the marginal edges of said panels, retaining frames adapted for engagement within the frame at the marginal edges of the panel and back of said panel, and spring actuated means associated with said retaining frame for detachably engaging said frame with the main frame and said partition strip.

In testimony whereof we afiix our signatures.

J. O. OWENS. EARL WOFFORD. 

